The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Wasantha Samarasinghe criticised Opposition Members for leaving the Chamber during a debate they had requested, arguing that this undermined parliamentary proceedings. He called for debates to be conducted according to parliamentary traditions and urged Members to stop insulting new and women MPs, wasting parliamentary time, and misusing public resources.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I had to take the last speech and ask the Hon. Member not to leave, or else there would be no Opposition in the Chamber.
¶ 02 Is that how the Opposition behaves? They themselves requested the debate, yet none stayed. Such a debate cannot be.
¶ 03 Instead of using Parliamentary time for morning TV shows, we as a Government are diligently engaging with these matters. Seniority does not grant licence to insult our new MPs and women MPs or to hijack proceedings. If we proceed according to Parliamentary traditions, let us do so; otherwise, be prepared for the Government’s response.
¶ 04 I particularly stress: stop insulting MPs and stop wasting Parliament’s time. Let this be a forum for serious national dialogue; do not squander public funds and time.
¶ 05 Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 September 2025. No. 1758278142029989. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1411